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Yanely Espinal is on a mission to help young people learn about personal finance in a fun and engaging way. That’s why she created Miss Be Helpful - an online platform for people to educate themselves on budgeting, managing credit, saving and investing for retirement.

We talked about how to start investing and why money can actually buy happiness long term.

This week, Victoria talks about how her definition of success has changed within the past two years and makes the case for why you should reconsider what your dream career looks like. She introduces the concept of a "rich life," one that is different for everyone, and walks you through how to define what you'd like your life to look (and feel) like. 

Piera Gelardi isn't the typical CEO. The entrepreneur, mama, and storyteller passionate about bringing out the creativity in everyone, championing women and the power of play. As co-founder and executive creative director for Refinery29, Piera built a trailblazing brand that expanded the way media and advertising represented women. Her brand-new venture, Wild Things World, aims to combat perfectionism and burn out by delivering experiences that support creative play.

D'Ana Nuñez is a Puerto Rican multidisciplinary artist and storyteller whose creations you’ve seen on and offline, especially within the NYC illustration community. Under her brand, COVL, she’s drawn a crowd of loyal fans, leading to collaborations with Spotify, Google, MOMA PS1, Instagram, HBO Max and other major labels. 

Born and raised in Miami, D’Ana originally started her career in fashion show production at 21 where she worked for Oscar de la Renta, Zac Posen, and Carolina Herrera.

We talked about negotiating for what your art (and identity) are worth, the metaverse and, of course, how to build a profitable business as an artist.

Meet business coach Ashley K. Stoyanov Ojeda, the author behind "Jefa In Training," the first Spanglish business book for Latina entrepreneurs and creative women. Endorsed by Eva Longoria, the book aims to foster the next generation of Latina-owned businesses. 

Ashley's career started in the music industry in 2012, working at major record labels, publishers and venues. Post-college, she created her own network for local women songwriters, now a national organization that has been featured in The Recording Academy. She’s now fully dedicated to creating opportunities and developing businesses for the new majority through her coaching and consulting, and has become known as the Business Hada Madrina. 

Meet Ana Castillo, the sex coach, author and founder of Con El Verbo En La Piel, an educational platform for people of color and allies that aims to help the community enhance their self-esteem and to normalize conversations about sexuality from an inclusive perspective.

In this honest and raw conversation, we talk about the importance of pain in the process of personal growth, how to build a loyal online community and why highly achieving women should take time for pleasure. 

Meet Leila Cobo, Billboard's VP of Latin music and one of the world’s leading experts in Latin music. She's also an author with two acclaimed novels, two top-selling biographies and a landmark Latin music industry guide.

A Fulbright scholar from Cali, Colombia, Leila has been instrumental in growing Billboard's Latin presence across all its platforms, making Billboard the first, and only, English-language media that covers Latin music in-depth. Along the way she has worked with artists such as Bad Bunny, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez, Maluma, Ricky Martin, Daddy Yankee, and Rosalía.

Newsflash: You can’t achieve it all, at least not at the same time. As highly-achieving individuals, it can be difficult to focus as we want to "do it all." But that mindset doesn't serve us! In this special episode, our host Victoria Leandra shares how she prioritizes her goals in order to achieve the most in any given year. 

We want to hear from you after completing the exercise! Send @ELADNPODCAST a DM or tag us + @VictoriaLeandra in an IG story for a chance to be reposted. Our team wishes you an amazing 2022 filled with health, love, success, wealth and rest!

It's that time of the year where everyone sits down and creates a list of things they'd like to accomplish in the new year. But let's be honest, did that really work for you this past year? New year's resolutions (without a proper action plan) are difficult to accomplish. Usually, January is off to a great start but then you slowly forget about what you really wanted to achieve as the initial motivation fades away. Don't let that happen in 2022! In this special episode, our host Victoria Leandra walks you through her goal-setting process and shares the secret that fully shifted her mindset. 

We want to hear from you after completing the exercise! Send @ELADNPODCAST a DM or tag us + @VictoriaLeandra in an IG story for a chance to be reposted. Our team wishes you an amazing year ahead filled with health, love, success, wealth and rest! 

Meet Brittany Chavez, CEO and Founder of e-commerce platform Shop Latinx, a first of its kind online marketplace for Latino-owned businesses.

The company recently raised $1 million in  its pre-seed round of funding. Since launching in 2016, Shop Latinx has gone from an Instagram account supporting Latino brands to a venture-backed startup poised to completely transform the e-commerce landscape.

We talked about how she sees therapy as an investment for her company, how to find the right investors and the importance of laying low while building your business.